Creating Consistency with External Accountability

MONDAYS ARE ALL ABOUT STRUCTURE, SCAFFOLDING, ROUTINES, RITUALS, HABITS, SYSTEMS, & “BOWLING LANE BUMPERS”

Having an ADHD 🧠 makes being consistent very challenging, and is one of the most popular subjects addressed when people come to me for coaching.

The problem is multi-faceted, and very much linked to impaired executive functioning (e.g., working memory, impulse control, task planning, distractibility, time blindness, interest-based attention), but even fatigue can play a role.

Many of the tools discussed in these Monday Structure posts are dual-purpose because they’re also about establishing personal accountability to boost consistency: making a plan, writing it down, using apps, and scheduling time each day to review your plans. If, despite these efforts, you find you’re not quite meeting your goals, it might be time to implement external accountability, and generate that nudge to get past the ADHD discomfort of it all.

External Accountability means creating a partnership by engaging with an individual or a group, reporting your goals, and reporting back according to an established schedule and set of parameters.

Accountability groups or partners can be set up with a friend or group you already know, and in online groups. If you're a member of The Late Bloomer's Guild private Facebook Group, we hold our Stunt Doubles Body Doubling event each Monday. You might also want check out Focusmate.com. Thanks to tools like Zoom and Google Meet, it’s pretty simple to do.

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